Study identifies gene linked to higher risk of multiple sclerosis in children

Stuart SchlossmanMS Research Study and Reports, Multiple Sclerosis, Pediatric MS

March 21, 2011

Canadians have one of the highest rates of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the world with approximately 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Primarily striking in adulthood, physicians and researchers with the Canadian Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases Network (CPDDN), a multi-institutional and multidisciplinary group, have found that MS is being increasingly diagnosed in children. A study by the CPDDN published in the journalNeurology, identifies a particular gene involved in the immune response that puts certain children at a higher risk of developing MS.


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